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For the month of December, I will be donating 100% of my royalties to the Against Malaria Foundation!

For my non-followers who aren’t aware, Theonite is a YA series in which a team of super-powered misfits fight crime in an African-dominated parallel universe. The world-building of Theonite is heavily based on West African culture (specifically that of the Mande of Mali, Guinea, Senegal, Gambia, Sierra Leone and several neighboring countries). From the magic system, to the languages, to the themes of colonialism, my work owes a lot to West African history and culture. This month, I want to give something back, in the form of donations to a charity that helps save lives throughout Africa (including some of the aforementioned countries).

My goal is to reach $100 dollars in donations for the Against Malaria Foundation (AMF), a charity that works to distribute insecticide-treated mosquito nets in areas affected by malaria. Since 2011, it has been recommended as a top charity by GiveWell, a non-profit organization dedicated to researching the most cost-effective interventions to save lives in the developing world. Reasons GiveWell cites to support AMF include that it is:

For reasons having to do with Amazon content rules and printing costs, my royalties aren’t super consistent between all my books. So, here’s the breakdown of how much will be donated for each purchase:

So, if you have any interest in superhero YA, or know someone who might like these books as a holiday gift, now is the time to get them! If Theonite doesn’t seem like your thing, I strongly encourage you to make a direct donation through AMF’s website

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This is the official Deviantart account for my young adult book series THEONITE by M. L. Wang. Here you will find Theonite excerpts, cover art, concept sketches, book photos, and more.

"Discovering my powers wasn’t what changed my life.For thirteen years my powers were my life.What changed it was the realization that I was not alone."

Joan Messi has spent thirteen lonely years hiding her supernatural abilities from her parents, her classmates, and everyone in her white bread suburban community. However, her little world of secrets is shattered when a pair of strangers arrive from a parallel dimension on the hunt for a nameless criminal. Now, after a lifetime of wondering where her powers came from, Joan might have found the beginnings of an answer.

High in the mists of a coastal mountainside, live the most powerful fighters in the world, warriors capable of raising the sea and wielding blades of ice. For hundreds of years, the fighters of the Kusanagi Peninsula have held the Empire’s enemies at bay, earning their snowy spit of land the name ‘The Sword of Kaigen.'

It has been nearly a century since the swordsmen of Kusanagi beat back Ranga’s wind-wielding armies at the end of the Great War. Since then, the region has fallen on hard times, with most of the fighters and sword-smiths trickling off to the cities in search of better work. Only a handful of practicing swordsmen now remain in Kusanagi’s great families: Lightning Dai of the Yukino clan, the Matsuda brothers, Takashi and Takeru, Masters of the Whispering Blade, and Takeru’s son, Mamoru, who is only fourteen. And, despite the stream of comforting propaganda issuing from the Empire’s capital, it seems that Kaigen’s enemies across the ocean are growing in strength and numbers.

For young Mamoru and the few others with the gall to doubt their Empire, the questions creep closer: What is their government hiding from them? What monsters have begun stirring in the west while the Empire has turned a blind eye? When the winds of war return, will the men of Kusanagi be enough to hold them back? And if they are Kaigen’s sword, whose fingers hold the handle?

AUTHOR’S NOTE:The Sword of Kaigen is a cross-section of Dunian history, taking place years before the events of the Theonite Series, in the Dunian year 5369 (Earth year 1992). It is a standalone story, meaning readers will be able to enjoy it whether or not they are familiar with the other Theonite books.

High in the mists of a coastal mountainside, live the most powerful fighters in the world, warriors capable of raising the sea and wielding blades of ice. For hundreds of years, the fighters of the Kusanagi Peninsula have held the Empire’s enemies at bay, earning their snowy spit of land the name ‘The Sword of Kaigen.'

It has been nearly a century since the swordsmen of Kusanagi beat back Ranga’s wind-wielding armies at the end of the Great War. Since then, the region has fallen on hard times, with most of the fighters and sword-smiths trickling off to the cities in search of better work. Only a handful of practicing swordsmen now remain in Kusanagi’s great families: Lightning Dai of the Yukino clan, the Matsuda brothers, Takashi and Takeru, Masters of the Whispering Blade, and Takeru’s son, Mamoru, who is only fourteen. And, despite the stream of comforting propaganda issuing from the Empire’s capital, it seems that Kaigen’s enemies across the ocean are growing in strength and numbers.

For young Mamoru and the few others with the gall to doubt their Empire, the questions creep closer: What is their government hiding from them? What monsters have begun stirring in the west while the Empire has turned a blind eye? When the winds of war return, will the men of Kusanagi be enough to hold them back? And if they are Kaigen’s sword, whose fingers hold the handle?

AUTHOR’S NOTE:The Sword of Kaigen is a cross-section of Dunian history, taking place years before the events of the Theonite Series, in the Dunian year 5369 (Earth year 1992). It is a standalone story, meaning readers will be able to enjoy it whether or not they are familiar with the other Theonite books.

A sketch of Matsuda Mamoru, from my online novella, The Sword of Kaigen. He looks a little more evil than I planned... I guess that's just a side effect of enjoying fighting a bit too much.

Sword of Kaigen Summary:

High in the mists of a coastal mountainside, live the most powerful fighters in the world, warriors capable of raising the sea and wielding blades of ice. For hundreds of years, the fighters of the Kusanagi Peninsula have held the Empire’s enemies at bay, earning their snowy spit of land the name ‘The Sword of Kaigen.'

It has been nearly a century since the swordsmen of Kusanagi beat back Ranga’s wind-wielding armies at the end of the Great War. Since then, the region has fallen on hard times, with most of the fighters and sword-smiths trickling off to the cities in search of better work. Only a handful of practicing swordsmen now remain in Kusanagi’s great families: Lightning Dai of the Yukino clan, the Matsuda brothers, Takashi and Takeru, Masters of the Whispering Blade, and Takeru’s son, Mamoru, who is only fourteen. And, despite the stream of comforting propaganda issuing from the Empire’s capital, it seems that Kaigen’s enemies across the ocean are growing in strength and numbers.

For young Mamoru and the few others with the gall to doubt their Empire, the questions creep closer: What is their government hiding from them? What monsters have begun stirring in the west while the Empire has turned a blind eye? When the winds of war return, will the men of Kusanagi be enough to hold them back? And if they are Kaigen’s sword, whose fingers hold the handle?

AUTHOR’S NOTE:The Sword of Kaigen is a cross-section of Dunian history, taking place years before the events of the Theonite Series, in the Dunian year 5369 (Earth year 1992). It is a standalone story, meaning readers will be able to enjoy it whether or not they are familiar with the other Theonite books.

For the month of December, I will be donating 100% of my royalties to the Against Malaria Foundation!

For my non-followers who aren’t aware, Theonite is a YA series in which a team of super-powered misfits fight crime in an African-dominated parallel universe. The world-building of Theonite is heavily based on West African culture (specifically that of the Mande of Mali, Guinea, Senegal, Gambia, Sierra Leone and several neighboring countries). From the magic system, to the languages, to the themes of colonialism, my work owes a lot to West African history and culture. This month, I want to give something back, in the form of donations to a charity that helps save lives throughout Africa (including some of the aforementioned countries).

My goal is to reach $100 dollars in donations for the Against Malaria Foundation (AMF), a charity that works to distribute insecticide-treated mosquito nets in areas affected by malaria. Since 2011, it has been recommended as a top charity by GiveWell, a non-profit organization dedicated to researching the most cost-effective interventions to save lives in the developing world. Reasons GiveWell cites to support AMF include that it is:

For reasons having to do with Amazon content rules and printing costs, my royalties aren’t super consistent between all my books. So, here’s the breakdown of how much will be donated for each purchase:

So, if you have any interest in superhero YA, or know someone who might like these books as a holiday gift, now is the time to get them! If Theonite doesn’t seem like your thing, I strongly encourage you to make a direct donation through AMF’s website

Thank you! If you enjoy my Theonite art, you can read the first book for free on my website, mlwangbooks.com or subscribe to my newsletter for free art and fiction every month. Hope you have a lovely day!